There was a Maker’s Day event at the Kilowatt Community Center on Wednesday, November 16th for the public to come and go at their leisure helping current artist in residence, Leah Cook, decorate Wonder Boxes. These boxes/sculptures that Cook has been working very closely on with the Yellow Medicine East high school ag welding class, will be placed at locations still to be determined around the community.
Editor’s Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses to support shopping local this holiday season, as well as some creative gift-giving ideas that support local organizations and businesses.
Healthy Tip of the Week: Stop eating when you are full. Ok, this tip probably seems pretty obvious, but during the holiday season it seems most people eat until they are stuffed to the brim.
It was 1997 that North Dakota rancher Gabe Brown attended a livestock profit seminar. He had just lost his crop due to natural causes for a third year in a row, and was wondering how he was going to keep his farm.
Phyllis Stavne, 81, of Granite Falls died Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Clarkfield Care Center. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Monday, November 28, 2022, from…
The funeral service for Donald Miller, 79, of Wood Lake will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Posen Township. Visitation will…
Eugene “Charlie” Harguth, 77, of Maynard passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Lakewood Care Center in Staples. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, November 21, 2022, at…
Last week, I traveled to western Upstate New York to attend my son’s military promotion ceremony. With short notice, I was left with some pretty undesirable flights, but after an eight hour adventure of plane changes and layovers, I made it.
Last Friday, a Veterans Day Program was held at the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum. YME Superintendent Rich Schneider gave the welcome, and the guest speaker was Donald M McPherson, World War II Navy Ace, the YME band and choir performed and the Advancement of the Colors was done by Boy Scout Troop #269, American Legion Post 204 (Echo), and Anderson-Bestland Post 127 (Hanley Falls). Taps was performed by Aiden Martin, and student essays were read by Kindal Meyer and Delaney Myers. After the program, a reception line was formed for guests to greet Veterans, and McPherson signed copies of his recently published book for sale in the museum’s gift shop.
Editor’s Note: Each week in November, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses to support shopping local this holiday season, as well as some creative gift-giving ideas that support local organizations and businesses.